Joe Neguse

Joe Neguse (1983-) was a member of the US House of Representatives (D-CO 2) from 3 January 2019, succeeding Jared Polis.

Biography
Joe Neguse was born in Bakersfield, California in 1983 to Eritrean immigrants, and his family moved to Colorado when he was six years old. He worked as a liberal activist before serving as executive director of the Department of Regulatory Agencies under Governor John Hickenlooper. In 2018, he was elected to the US House of Representatives as a Democrat, becoming the first black representative from Colorado.